RACING PROGRAMME TAKING SHAPE
Tenshinramman is due another outing soon, although a race has yet to be booked. At least the same jockey that took the filly to second place on her debut has been secured, and it will be interesting to see how the odds move after that wonderful performance first time out. 

Courtesy Carrot Club

Mistoffelees (pictured left) has been signed up for a JRA debut at the Tokyo track on 14th October. He's been ready to race for a while in reality, but had a skin complaint that delayed things. He's scheduled to run in the fourth race of the day, which is 1600m on turf. Sired by Dance In The Dark, a Japanese St Leger winner, he's a Northern Dancer cross (4Sx4D), with Nijinsky and Sunday Silence blood on the father's side, and Secretariat and Majestic Prince blood on the mother's side. On paper, it's a particularly interesting mix - let's see how it translates into speed on the track...

Fairy Robe is close now, too - an NAR runner due to make her debut at one of the Minami-Kanto tracks. Sired by Symboli Kris S, and out of Angel Robe (by Admire Vega), Fairy Robe is a pretty little thing, with the likes of Hail To Reason, Seattle Slew, Tony Bin, Northern Dancer, Princequillo, Sunday Silence and Roberto in her blood. I have my fingers crossed for a Funabashi debut, as this is the place that basically amounts to my home track.